Sequestration cuts at Camp Lejeune announced

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune has announced actions to be taken to deal with sequestration cuts.

The moves are in response to a $37 billion dollar cut in the Department of Defense budget for this fiscal year as a result of federal sequestration. A press release from the base says civilian employees… with a few exceptions… will have to take one day of unpaid leave each week between next Monday and September 21. First responders such as police and fire personnel are exempt from the furloughs. The reduction in personnel will prompt changes in operations, including closing the commissary and the pharmacy at the exchange on Mondays. Fee increases for some services… such as some pools and the barber shop… have already gone into place. I’m George Olsen.